by stevenpdennis | Jul 17, 2020 | Being Remarkable, Innovation, Leadership
Oh sure, maybe we’re ready for the easy stuff. Ready to leave for work, make dinner, hop in a Lyft, do the laundry, pay the credit card bill. But the work that matters, that enlivens the spirit, that changes us, our tribes, and the world around us? That’s a whole...
by stevenpdennis | Jul 8, 2020 | Innovation, Inspiration, Leadership
Is there any? If your experience is anything like mine, you know how seductive denial can be. Denial is the temptress that helps us avoid pain. Denial keeps us in our comfort zone like a warm bath at the end of a long day. Denial creates the sense that defending the...
by stevenpdennis | Jun 18, 2020 | A Really Bad Time to Be Boring, Leadership
Over the last few years I’ve gotten a fair amount of mileage out of my catch-phrase “Physical retail isn’t dead. Boring retail is.” And, accordingly, I’m often asked: “okay, so what’s the opposite of boring?” My tendency...
by stevenpdennis | Jun 1, 2020 | Disruption, Innovation, Leadership
“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked. “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually, then suddenly.” ERNEST HEMINGWAY, THE SUN ALSO RISES There are plenty of times when events catch us completely by surprise. Maybe what happened was completely...
by stevenpdennis | May 7, 2020 | COVID-19, Leadership, Retail
Across the United States—and in many hard hit international markets—so called non-essential retail is beginning to reopen. While the precise timing and specific methods of operation vary by geography, the theoretical ability of consumers to traffic physical stores...
by stevenpdennis | Apr 27, 2020 | Being Remarkable, Leadership
Famed business strategist Mike Tyson once said “everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Whether the epic health and economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus is a true Black Swan event is debatable, but it’s clear no business...
